Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!!! Unfortunately, I do not have a halloween design to show you today. I did a quick look last night and it turned out like crap sooo, instead I bring a lovely swatch of "Celestial Night" by PolisHaus! Celestial Night is a beautiful black multichrome thermal packed with sparkly glitter! It is available now at http://polishaus.bigcartel.com/!!!

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Today I have swatches of some Delush Polish's from various collections! Don't those look amazing?

SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE

From the Lavish Collection. An effortlessly elegant, pink champagne holographic blend with shifts from pink to silver tones. I couldn't capture it on camera, and I don't know if it was my eyes playing tricks on me but it seemed there was almost a green reflects in it? Idk, but it was gorious. In the bottle it didn't seem that unique at first but on the nail it really came to life and is different than any other typical holo. Here is two coats plus topcoat. Really smooth and creamy. For the entire month of October and November, $2.00 for every full size bottle sold will be donated to Breast Cancer Foundation. Please help out this amazing cause by purchasing a bottle today!

O'BRIEN'S REVENGE

From the Downtown A-List Collection. A rusty red with a slight holographic shimmer. Here is two coats plus topcoat.

BORN IN BLOOD

From the Slice of Life Collection. A deep blood red jelly with various sized holographic red glitters! The perfect tribute to Dexter. There is some settling of the glitters so give it a good shake or leave sit upside down for a couple minutres. I did have to fish a little bit for the larger glitters but not to painfully hard. Here is three coats no undies with a shiny topcoat.

And with a matte topcoat!

MASTER OF DISGUISE

From the Slice of Life Collection. A deep chocolate jelly with stunning orange and copper glitters! Perfect for Fall!!! I really really love this. The color combinations are amazing! Here is two coats no undies with a shiny topcoat.

And with a matte topcoat!

These are all available now at http://www.delushpolish.com/ and don't forget proceeds from "Simply Irresistible" go to the Breast Cancer Foundation for all of October and November! Also be sure to follow @delushpolish on Instagram for shop updates and new releases!

DISCLAIMER: These polishes were provided to me for the purpose of review. These are my 100% honest opinions. I was not compensated in any way nor am I affiliated with Delush Polish's.

Hi friends! Today I have two swatches of these beautiful creme polishes from Polish My Life. These aren't from any particular collection, but will be added to regular inventory soon!

RASPBERRY ROSES

A gorgeous lilac shade with an amazing formula. Seriously Shaneka is one of the bests if not THE best in the business for cremes. Very smooth and lovely formula. This is two coats plus topcoat. So so so pretty!

MY VIOLET

The most perfect shade ever! A killer cornflower blue. Ah, I love this so much! Again AMAZING formula!!! Dare I say perfection? This is two coats plus topcoat. I'm dead.

Be sure to follow her on Instagram @polishmylife for when these will be available!!!

DISCLAIMER: These polishes were provided to me for the purpose of review. These are my 100% honest opinions. I was not compensated in any way nor am I affiliated with Polish My Life products.

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Hi guys!!!!!! I've got super exciting news!!!!! I am holding my very first giveaway on Instagram!!! I am celebrating recently reaching 20K+ followers and also Monday will be exactly one year from when I posted my first photo on Instagram!!! So therefore I have planned this EPIC giveaway for you! I am so proud of where this journey has gone. It has grown so much more than I ever expected. I wanted to give back to you guys and say thank you for being apart of it. If it weren't for you this wouldn't be half as fun as it is. I love seeing all your comments and interacting with you guys. I've made some really great friendships in this community and some amazing relationships. SO THANK YOU!!!!!!!Please find this photo on my Instagram page (@lusterlacquer) or search the hashtag #LL20kgiveawayrules for the full list of rules to be elegible to win this amazing prize!!!!

Saturday, October 26, 2013

I don't think you guys are ready for all this cuteness! Today I will be showing you the Milk & Macarons Collection from Rain City Lacquer. These have easily become some of my favorite polishes. I love every single one so much! You can achieve opacity with these on their own but I have paired them all over complementing undies to conserve product because that's how much I love them. And the formulas are fantastic. A good shake or set them upside down for a couple minutes and the glitters disperse. No fishing required. The hearts come out quite easily. These all contain the same mixture of glitters. A mix of pastel glitters, black dots and black hearts! Each polish has a different milky colored base. Are you guys ready??? Here we go!

MINTY MACARON

A milky mint green base. Here is two coats over Rimmel "Mintilicious" plus topcoat. Amaaaaazing!!!! This one is currently sold out but Rica is working on a restock.

MILK & MACARONS

A sheer milky white base. Here is two coats over white. I could wear this everyday for the rest of my life!

STRAWBERRY MILK & MACARONS

A light pink milky base. Here is two coats over OPI "Mod About You" plus topcoat. Seriously? Is there a better combination than this? Ah, I can't take it!

BLACKBERRY MACARON

A milky lavender base. Here is two coats over Rimmel "I Lilac You" plus topcoat. Blackberry Macaron on it's own is not this purple. It's definitely more sheer.

Rica really hit it out of the park with this collection. They're something I've never seen before. So cute and girly which is my favorite!! And such a cute theme as well! There needs to be one in every color! lol. You HAVE TO HAVE these! You can get them at http://raincitylacquer.bigcartel.com/! Also be sure to follow on Instagram @raincitylacquer for shop updates, new releases, sneak peeks, and more swatches!

DISCLAIMER: Milk/Strawberry Milk & Macarons were purchased with my own money at full price. Minty/Blackberry Macaron were sent to me for the purpose of review. These are my 100% honest oppinons. I was not compensated in any way nor am I affiliated with Rain City Lacquers.

Hey dolls! Just a couple randon swatches from Rain City Lacquer today! Man are these gorgeous!!!!

SUGAR PLUM BERRY

A violet colored violet duochrome that shifts to blue. Woweee!!! This is soooo beautiful! Here is two coats, NO TOPCOAT! So shiny!!

SUGAR & SPICE

A pink crelly with a mix of pink, red and black holo glitters, including dots, stars and hearts!! Ahhh! So stinking pretty! Here is two coats over Zoya "Sweet" plus topcoat.

These are both available now at http://raincitylacquer.bigcartel.com/!! Also be sure to follow Rain City Lacquer on Instagram @raincitylacquer for shop updates, new releases and more swatches!

DISCLAIMER: The items featured in this post were provided to me for the purpose of swatch/review. These are my 100% honest opinions. I was not compensated in any way nor am I affiliated with Rain City Lacquers.

Friday, October 25, 2013

Hi lovelies! Today I have a few swatches from Glitter Daze "Era of Elegance" Collection. This is not the complete collection. There are quite a few more. These are really really fabulous. Formulas were quite nice! So let's get into shall we?

ETHEREAL
Is a light periwinkle shimmer polish with a subtle copper flash as well as copper and gold/green shimmers (even though I didn't really capture any of that in the picture lol). Applied really nice and smooth. No streaking, no pulling. Here is two coats plus topcoat.

CHARMING

A medium gray shimmer with a purple flash and purple and gold/green shimmers. I think I captured it a little better here. Again very smooth, no streaking, no pulling. Here is two coats plus topcoat.

POISED

A dusty purple shimmer polish loaded with copper/green sparkles. How pretty is this? Nice smooth formula, no streaking, no pulling. Here is two coats plus topcoat.

FANCY

A beautiful glitter topper with gold, holographic lavender, periwinkle and light pink glitters in various sizes. This is packed! But it's an awesome formula, not too thin no too thick. Here I've done two coats over Poised on the middle nails and a glitter gradient on the outside nails all with topcoat.

REFINED

A charcoal shimmer polish with purple and red shimmers that dries to a nice matte finish. Really awesome formula. Really smooth, no streaking, no pulling. I love these kinds of colors for fall/winter. Here is two coats with topcoat because I preferred the way the shimmer came through with topcoat.

EXQUISITE

Is a gorgeous glitter topper full of holographic silver and pink glitters in multiple shapes and sizes, including large holographic circles. I imagine a princess wearing this. Here is two coats over Refined plus topcoat.

And MATTIFIED! Oh how I love to matte glitter polishes!

And a macro shot.

These are all available now at http://glitterdazenp.com/!!! She has a huge selection of polishes, you're guaranteed to find something you love and just have to have! Also be sure to follow on Instagram @glitterdaze for shop updates!

DISCLAIMER: The items featured in this post were provided to me for the purpose of review. These are my 100% honest opinions. I was not compensated in any way nor am I affiliated with Glitter Daze polishes.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Hi everyone! Today I have a very special polish to share with you guys! This is "Love, Preview" by Serum No. 5. This exclusive glow in the dark polish will only be available at the Love, Preview beauty and fashion charity shopping event or if you can't make it to the event, you can still get this polish by making a $25+ contribution to the online fundraiser campaign at http://igg.me/at/love-preview (in addition to the main perks of that contribution level, you also get Day Glow and Love, Preview).Love, Preview is a curated beauty and fashion charity shopping event supporting local brands and retailers. The event will be on November 10 from 6 - 9pm in Costa Mesa, CA. You can purchase tickets online at www.lovepreview.com/tickets for $10.59 or they will be $15 at the door. You must be 21+ to attend. A portion of each ticket sold will go to No Kid Hungry to help end childhood hunger in America.I am hoping to attend this event, just waiting on my work schedule. So if you like a chance to meet me as well and have a great time and support some amazing local brands, then get your ticket now!Love, Preview is a black jelly base packed with different size gold glitters. Here is two coats, plus topcoat.

And it glows blue in the dark!

Please give back to our communities by attending this event or making your contributions online to http://igg.me/at/love-preview. There are different levels of donations. Check them out!

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Hi ladies and maybe some fellas! I have some really pretty swatches for you today from Squishy Face Polish! These are all so pretty! I'm over the moon about one specific combination! You have to check out Squishy Face Polish, her creations are amazing!

POSITIVELY PINK

A holo rose quartz pink with gold shimmer. This is two coats plus topcoat. Really soft and pretty and so smooth!

NEBULA

A beautiful purple holo. This is from the Cosmic (Fall) Collection. Here is two coats on it's own plus topcoat. Again amazing formula very smooth! And I apologize I didn't realize my photo was blurry until I uploaded :(

MISS PIGGY AT THE DISCO

A fabulous glitter topper with various pink circle and hex glitters and various micro holo glitters. Look how those big dot glitters shift! Ahhhh! I can't take it, it's just so gorgeous!!! I had to take this photo outside to really capture it's beauty. Here is one coat over "Nebula". You don't really have to fish for those dots, just a little swirl of the brush and you should get some. I keep staring at this. Stunning!

SUPER NOVA

A gold glitter topper with silver and gold holo glitters. This is also from the Cosmic Collection. I didn't care for the formula on this one. It was a bit too thin that the glitters just run off the brush before you can transfer to your nail. The glitters also settle in this very fast. I had to shake the bottle in between each application to disperse them again. Here is two coats over Sephora for OPI "Is She For Real?". Again taken outside to capture true color.

NOTE: There are no pink glitters in this. That is just a reflection from my camera.

SPACE DUST

A purple jelly with black, silver and magenta holo and medium dot glitters. So very pretty! Formula on this was great. No fishing, no pulling. Here is two coats on it's own plus glossy topcoat.

And with a matte topcoat. I just love it!

These are all available now at http://squishyfacepolish.bigcartel.com/! Go get yours now! You NEED "Miss Piggy at the Disco!" Also be sure to follow on Instagram @squishynpolished for shop updates and new releases!

DISCLAIMER: The items featured in this post were provided to me for the purpose of review. These are my 100% honest opinions. I was not compensated in any way nor am I affiliated with Squishy Face Polish.